According to Article VII, the Constitution was required to be ratified by 9 of the 13 states before it went into effect. (2/3 of the total of 13)
This process was completed on June 21, 1788 with the ratification by the state of New Hampshire. All 13 eventually ratified, the last two being North Carolina (1789) and Rhode Island (1790).
ratify the Constitution of the United States
The United States Constitution was written on September 17, 1787
The US Constitution was written in 1787.
The original colonies that formed the United States, in the order that they each ratified the Constitution, were:DelawarePennsylvaniaNew JerseyGeorgiaConnecticutMassachusettsMarylandSouth CarolinaNew HampshireVirginiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaRhode Island
The United States constitution was written in the eighteenth century; more specifically, it was finished on September 17, 1787.
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ratify the Constitution of the United States
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Dec. 1787- Jan. 1788
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On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the US Constitution.
The U.S. Constitution was completed in 1787. Although it had been written earlier, it was not ratified by the states until 1787.
The United States Constitution was written on September 17, 1787
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The Bill of Rights was needed because some states (mainly New York and Virginia) wouldn't ratify the new Constitution in 1787. THey wanted some guarantees of personal liberties. They would ratify the Constitution if a bill of rights was added.
The United States constitution was not written in 1776. The Constitution was written in 1787 after the declaration of independence was written in 1776.
The constitution and the government framework was written creating the United States.